Environmental degradation costs in electricity generation: The case of the Brazilian electrical matrix

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 6204-6214

  Alves, Laura Araujo ^a   Uturbey, Wadaed ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Electricity degradation costs; Electricity externalities; Monetary valuation

Indexed keywords

COST ESTIMATING; COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; GLOBAL WARMING; POLLUTION;

BRAZILIAN ELECTRICITY SECTORS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT; INSTALLED CAPACITY; LOCAL POLLUTIONS; LONG TERM PLANNING; MONETARY VALUATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; GLOBAL WARMING; HYDROELECTRIC POWER PLANT; POLICY MAKING; POWER GENERATION; THERMAL POWER;

BRAZIL;

EID: 77956401245     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.06.006     Document Type: Article

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